Case Study: Long-Term Use And Its Cognitive Effects On Memory
Benzodiazepine Long-Term Use and Its Cognitive Effects on Memory
In the 1960’s the drug industry in the United States changed dramatically with the introduction of a new category of drugs called benzodiazepines. Since the dawn of time anxiety has been an issue with people, but before the introduction of benzodiazepines there were much different treatments for anxiety problems. In ancient Greece a cure for men would be to engage in sexual intercourse, which would release the excess stored “female semen” which could cause men to act high-strung and peculiar. In the Renaissance period there were the witches who, as most know, were burned at the stake or tortured to end their witchy ways. And in the Civil War day’s men who …show more content…
But to say that they have an affect on memory would be too simple as there are several different types of memory, short-term, long-term, and sensory memory. Short-term (primary) memory is the memory most used by our minds with the need for rehearsal to be able to be added to long-term memory. STM can usually hold nine items as it is constantly being added to from the world around us. Long-term memory is the library of our minds, containing all of the items that we find important or have committed to memory for various reasons. Sensory memory contains the sensory images after they have appeared, they can be in either visual or auditory systems (Ghoneim, & Mewaldt, …show more content…
E., & Stewart, S. H. (2002). Cognitive and sedative effects of benzodiazepine use. Current pharmaceutical design, 8(1), 45-58. doi:10.2174/1381612023396654
Ghoneim, M. M., & Mewaldt, S. P. (1990). Benzodiazepines and human memory: a review. Anesthesiology, 72(5), 926-938.
Greenblatt, D.J., Shader, R.I., Abernaethy, D.R. New England Journal of Medicine, 1983, 309, 410-416.
Holbrook, A. M., Crowther, R., Lotter, A., Cheng, C., & King, D. (2000). Meta-analysis of benzodiazepine use in the treatment of insomnia. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 162(2), 225-233.
Kothary, (1981). Time course of antirecall effect of diazepam and lorazepam following oral administration. Anesthesiology (Philadelphia), 55(6), 641.
O’Brien, C. P. (2005). Benzodiazepine use, abuse, and dependence. J Clin Psychiatry, 66(Suppl 2), 28-33.
Rickels K, Schweizer E, Case W, Greenblatt DJ., (1990). Long-term Therapeutic Use of Benzodiazepines: I. Effects of Abrupt Discontinuation. Arch Gen Psychiatry.;47(10):899-907. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1990.01810220015002.
Roth, T., Roehrs, T., Wittig, R., & Zorick, F. (1984). Benzodiazepines and memory. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 18(S1),
In the 1960’s the drug industry in the United States changed dramatically with the introduction of a new category of drugs called benzodiazepines. Since the dawn of time anxiety has been an issue with people, but before the introduction of benzodiazepines there were much different treatments for anxiety problems. In ancient Greece a cure for men would be to engage in sexual intercourse, which would release the excess stored “female semen” which could cause men to act high-strung and peculiar. In the Renaissance period there were the witches who, as most know, were burned at the stake or tortured to end their witchy ways. And in the Civil War day’s men who …show more content…
But to say that they have an affect on memory would be too simple as there are several different types of memory, short-term, long-term, and sensory memory. Short-term (primary) memory is the memory most used by our minds with the need for rehearsal to be able to be added to long-term memory. STM can usually hold nine items as it is constantly being added to from the world around us. Long-term memory is the library of our minds, containing all of the items that we find important or have committed to memory for various reasons. Sensory memory contains the sensory images after they have appeared, they can be in either visual or auditory systems (Ghoneim, & Mewaldt, …show more content…
E., & Stewart, S. H. (2002). Cognitive and sedative effects of benzodiazepine use. Current pharmaceutical design, 8(1), 45-58. doi:10.2174/1381612023396654
Ghoneim, M. M., & Mewaldt, S. P. (1990). Benzodiazepines and human memory: a review. Anesthesiology, 72(5), 926-938.
Greenblatt, D.J., Shader, R.I., Abernaethy, D.R. New England Journal of Medicine, 1983, 309, 410-416.
Holbrook, A. M., Crowther, R., Lotter, A., Cheng, C., & King, D. (2000). Meta-analysis of benzodiazepine use in the treatment of insomnia. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 162(2), 225-233.
Kothary, (1981). Time course of antirecall effect of diazepam and lorazepam following oral administration. Anesthesiology (Philadelphia), 55(6), 641.
O’Brien, C. P. (2005). Benzodiazepine use, abuse, and dependence. J Clin Psychiatry, 66(Suppl 2), 28-33.
Rickels K, Schweizer E, Case W, Greenblatt DJ., (1990). Long-term Therapeutic Use of Benzodiazepines: I. Effects of Abrupt Discontinuation. Arch Gen Psychiatry.;47(10):899-907. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1990.01810220015002.
Roth, T., Roehrs, T., Wittig, R., & Zorick, F. (1984). Benzodiazepines and memory. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 18(S1),